Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-18

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Time, 30, 2ij, 2.4l1S

modore Whiting stated last evening that
the races would take place at nine this
morning if the wind is favorable. The
contest Will be over a three mile trianVu
lar course off Rock Point its direction he
ing dependent upon that of the wind The
regatta committee will meet at 1:3O this
morning at the Van Ness house to take
action on the matter of races
DIR. w. 5. WebO's new yacht "Sappho''
was entered yesterday as were the Hot
Shot and Whistler, making II entries in
all. In addition to the above the follow
ing will start Snow Bird, Craze, Brush.
Disease, Nutcake, Brownie and Lacka-
| wanna
The following are the judges: w. f.
Hendee l.. G. Grant, w. B. Mckillip. w.
| ii. Lane, Jr., a. &. Whiting A. g. White.
more, H. NJ Phelps.
THE TRAVERSE PARADE
The leading Spectacular event of the
carnival was the grand procession of dec
GRATED and Illuminated traverses which
came off Wednesday. Elaborate arrange
ments had been made by our residents as
well as by the members of the Coasting
Club and others owning traverses and the
affair was success Long before the
hour tor the procession to start sidewalks
along the streets through which ii was TO
pass were thronged with people and the
spectators must have numbered many
thousands. Public and private buildings
were generally illuminated and the scene
was striking one. Promptly at 1:3O the
line started from the city market headed
| DymemDerS OF the executive committee of
the Coastlng club and drum corps. The
Myrrhllne led the procession of trayerses
which presented an attractive appear
ance.
Each coasting machine was elaborately
~ ~ tad Unit !, /,
considerable number were decorated with
striking allegOrical scenes and other de
signs. The Myrrhline bore 4 miniature
horse car filled with young people. who
were especially enjoying themselves. 1t
was provided, OF course, with a conductor
the fares as they were received The
Adirondack carried coastiug scene
with loaded traverse speeding
down the hill, while another was being
drawn up the opposite side by horse.
Inc Fleet Wings made very attractive
appearance with a snow grotto, iluminat-
ed with colored lights. 1t was decorated
with evergreens above and many various
~ shaped Chinese lanterns The Ava
lanche was surmounted by a gaily col
ored arch and was well illuminated. The
| Hoopla looked very handsome with A large
arch suspended over the traverse longitu-
dlnally, from which We're suspended
transparencies, each showing Il letter of
the name, with another beneath illumina-
ting the Coasting club monogram On the
traverse seat was two handsome pieces of
statuary representing q tobopgan sDeed-
ing down the slide with its fair load and
the other snowshoer in the uniform of
the lroquols club. The Carriage Manutac-
| turing company carried a portable forge
anvil, the furnace sending forth fire and
smoke IN the vain attempt to rival the py-
| rotechnics around it, There were also
| . ba
rade was fine throughout. The judges
appointed to award the prizes for the most
nnely decorated traverses were Col. A. NJ.
henson of Boston, j. H. Ireland of New
YORK, and Henry Frasier of Burlington
and their award was as follows LIST prize
$40 to the Adirondack, T. II. Murphy !;
20 prize, - to the Fleet Wings, Masters
Cromble, Burnap and Morse; Sd prize, SO
10 the Avalanche, company. Honorable
mention, the Myrrhline, Carriage Manu-
featuring company and Hoopla
THE PYRoTECHNICAL DISPLAY.
AS the parade was drswing to close
there began in the City Park one of the
finest displays of fire works ever seen in
this vicinity. The discharge of a bomb
was the signal for the fun to begin all
along the line and the scene that ensued
was beautiful. During the afternoon a
force OF men had stretched wires through
lne park ana around 1t and from these
wires were suspended hundreds of Chi
nese lanterns Near the centre of the
park colored fire was burned, while in the
Immediate vicinity Roman candles and
other forms of fire works were set off in
large quantities At the four corners of
the park colored lights burned and rock
cts shrieked through the air, the latter be
ing SO directed that they met over the cen
ire OF the park and formed gigantic double
arches of lurid flame. The whole formed
one of the most brilliant spectacles seen
IN this city for many years and the dis
play was spoken of in the most compli-
mentary terms by the visitors. The man
ayers say however, that they have saved
the finest display for this evening to &C
company the parade of the snowshoers
and tobogganists and something fine may
be expected.